Fireplace or stove.



b. 876 ,692. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

' E. c. CLOSE. I

FIREPLA urmourog STOVE.

ULY 19. 1907;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FIREPLACE 0R scrovs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14 1908.

Application filed July 19. 1907. Serial No. 334.625.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELuNon CAnouNn LOUISA CLOSE, a subject of the Kingof Great Britain, residing at 101 Eaton Square, Lon don, England, havein vented new and useful Improvements in Fireplaces or Stoves, of whichthe following is a specification. My invention relates to firelaces orstoves of the portable ty e, the ob ect of my invention being to providea stove which can be folded so as to render it more portable, which ismore readily placed in position and is of cheat or construction thanstoves of the same kiln heretofore made.

A stove made in accordance with my invention is rovided with two sideplates or wings whic 1 are pivoted to a back plate upon which the grateor fire-basket is hung and with a top plate which serves to isolate thespace behind the stove from the chimney. In placing the stove inposition the wings are extended more or less according to the size ofthe chimney opening, spaces being left between the said wingsand thewalls 'for allowing-the air to circulatoin contact with the heatedsurfaces of the stove.

To enable my invention to be fully understood, I will describe-the sameby reference. to the accompanying drawing, in which r- Figure 1 is a.out View showing my improvedstove in position in the chimney opening.Fig. 2 is a section on'theline 2--2,

Big. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3- -31, Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 1s avlewof a detail drawn to a larger scale than the. other figures.

a is theback plate of the stove and b, b are the wings hinged thereto.In the drawing circular ribs 0, (Figs. 3 and 4) are. formed on the rearedgesof the said wings which ribs are inserted into (mrrespondinglvshaped channels (1 formed on the lateral edges of the back plate (L, theopening into the said channels being less than the diameter of the ribson the wings so that the latter can only he inserted or removed bymoving them in the longitudinal direction relatively with the backplate. \Vith this arrangement it will be seen that the wings canbefolded to lie against the back plate (1..

e is the grate proper or lire-basket which is serted through aperturesin the said back plate so as to permit of the tire basket being readilyremoved for transport.

fis a plate which is adapted to lie upon the top edge of the back andwings and to cover the space 5/ between the latter and the chimneyopening so as to prevent smoke from passing down into this space, andthewarmed air escaping up the chimney.

In placing the stove in position no fixin is re uired, the wings beingsimply extendec so tmt openings h, h are left between the front edges ofthe wings and the chimney opening to allow air from the room orapartment in which the stove is used to enter into thespace g whereby itis heated, and then to again escape.

ln praelicc it will be found that a stream of air will :onstantly enterthrough the lower portions of the openings h, It and being warmed, thesaid openings.

llaving now.particularly described and ascertained the nature ol m saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 deehu'e thatwhat l claim is:-

1. in a portable stove, the combination with a back plate ha ring itsside edges turned up so as to form channels, the diameters of est-a mfrom the. upper portions 'of' which are greater than the distancebetween I the turned up edges and the back plate, and wings providedwith par-is adapted to be sprung lHlu said channels thereby pivotallycomn-i-ting said wings and back plate, substantially as described.

2. In a portable store, the combination with a back plate having itsside edges turned up so as to form channels, greater in diameter'thanthe distance between the turned up edges and the. back plate and wingsprovided with circular ribs adapted to he sprung into said channels,substantially as described .l'llililxllll (AROIIINE LOUISA CLOSE.

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